Los Angeles has Anthony on their immediate short list of players that they would like to speak with first. The seven-time All-Star is already set to meet first with the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, and will speak with the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Other teams who are said to have interest in Anthony are the New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and Phoenix Suns.

This move should not come as much of a surprise given that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had stated this past Thursday after the completion of the draft that the team was prepared to “go all out in free agency.”

“We are prepared if any of those (elite-level) players do want to make a move,” Kupchak said. “If we get word and we are allowed to get word (with them). We will go all out. There is only s0 much you can do at least financially are such that for a max player you’re talking taking $35 million less to make the move. There are some players willing to do that and some players aren’t. We are prepared with enough space to be aggressive.”

Kobe Bryant last week had also reached out to discuss possibly playing together with the Lakers. The two players have a strong relationship as both have much respect for each other’s talent and dedication to the game.

Bob Garcia IV

Bob Garcia is a sports journalist from Southern California. He was a reporter for the award-winning newspaper, The Daily Sundial, at California State University, Northridge. You can follow him on Twitter, @BGarcia90.